Conservationists in central Queensland are using radar technology to map the burrows of one of the world's most endangered animals.

At over a metre long and weiging in at up 35 kilos, the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat is the largest burrowing herbivore in the world.

There are only an estimated 315 of the creatures left, spread out across two protected reserves in rural Queensland.

It's hoped a collaboration between AWC, the Wombat Foundation and Subsurface Mapping Solutions will help to bring the species back from the brink.

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